The Italian won singles and doubles at the Foro Italico last year, but this year she didn’t get off to the best start: “I needed to recover, now I feel good. Criticism? As Sinner says, don’t listen to what someone from whom you wouldn’t take advice says.” For recovery and training management Jasmine relies on Amazfit Active 3 Premium which monitors all her actions
The smile is always the same, no matter what Jasmine Paolini in this 2026 he lost a few games. She is always the same: “If I don’t smile, or rather laugh during the day, those around me get worried.” With that smile and that friendly face she entered the homes of Italians: the gold at the Paris Olympics in 2024, the triumph at the Foro Italico last year in both singles and doubles with Sara Errani and the finals of Roland Garros and Wimbledon. Yet the girl from Forte dei Marmi is always the same, she looks forward and seeks positivity, she enjoys all her moments. “Because you have to realize what you’re doing“. Jasmine knows this, she travels the world carrying a nice bunch of tennis rackets with her, travels thousands of kilometers by plane, goes to hotels and plays matches continuously. One of the biggest problems of tennis players in the twenty-first century is recovering their energy, Jasmine Paolini has for some time relied on the data provided to her by Amazfit Active 3 Premium who monitors his day, not only during training but also during travel and even during sleep. At the Circolo Montecitorio in Rome, a stone’s throw from the Foro Italico, Amazfit and Jasmine Paolini talked about their journey, but CEO Maurizio Porro doesn’t need to be offended, all the attention was on the reigning champion of the Italian Internationals.
Jasmine, how to manage the day of a tennis player of her level.
“The Amazfit watch helps me a lot on training days, because when I play a tournament I can’t wear it. But the data I receive on my activity is fundamental for understanding my state of form, whether I slept well or not, but above all it sends me data on heart rate variability which is fundamental for us tennis players. With the long journeys we are forced to face, managing jet lag is sometimes not easy, from Amazfit I receive indications on the time I should go to sleep and all this helps a lot.”
How are matches in important tournaments managed?
“The physique and the responses that your body gives you are important, but it is the mind that controls everything. The head makes the difference, especially in a sport like tennis where the match is never over until the last point. Sometimes you don’t feel very good physically but if you can concentrate on yourself and on the match you can play well and get out of complicated situations.”
Modern tennis is increasingly physical, a completely different thing compared to that of twenty years ago.
“You can’t stop, tennis is constantly evolving: the effort is increasing, the speed too. You have to try to keep up, you can’t stand still. Nadal, Federer and Djokovic taught us this and have changed a lot in their very long careers.”
During big tournaments are you able to relax every now and then?
“I still have to discover what relaxation is (laughs), but it’s important to balance the whole day a bit, for example it helps to go to the restaurant in the evening without always staying inside the club. I often do it with my staff. Or maybe go for a walk on the day you don’t play, since we tour the most beautiful cities in the world”.
Do you talk a lot with your staff?
“Yes, we often do it both with Sara and with others. And last year I took part in a podcast with other players which made me understand many things about what other athletes think. It was a very interesting and also very positive moment of discussion.”
When you were a child did you ever think you could reach these levels?
“Honestly no, but everything is experienced by me in a natural way. I feel like I’m living in a dream and then every now and then I try to concentrate on what I’m doing and where I am. And I realize that my passion for tennis has become my job.”
At your level, do you still feel emotion before taking the court in a final of a major tournament, as happened in Rome, Paris and Wimbledon?
“I must admit that before the Wimbledon final I was very excited. When I was in the changing rooms I thought that at that moment I was in the most important place in the world for a tennis player. Because Wimbledon represents tennis and playing the final was a real emotion.”
Now there is Rome and clay is your favorite surface, you were born on clay and your game suits it perfectly. Then you get there as the reigning champion.”
“Rome gives me incredible energy, even if I haven’t always played well at the Foro Italico. The red clay is certainly my home, but it’s a tournament where the level is very high. Winning again will be very difficult, but that’s why I’m here.”
And also continue to live the dream, always with a smile.
